IChurch · listed 1963The Abbey Church of St Mary and St SexburgaPhoto: Nissarana · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Sexburga · Photo: Nissarana · CC BY-SA 3.0DHistory Grade
History of Minster (Swale) · Historic England
9 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Minster (Swale)’s built-up area, 5.4 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 2.9% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 3 of its listed buildings. Minster (Swale) grades D for history: #70 of 87 in Kent.
Listed buildings
9
5.4 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
0
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
2.9%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Minster (Swale)
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Minster (Swale)’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IScheduled monument
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 13neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
9 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I0 Grade II*7 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade I
The 2 Grade I listed buildings in Minster (Swale)
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IWalls & gates · listed 1952The Abbey GatehousePhoto: Glyn Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II
7 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 7 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Minster (Swale) grades D for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (15 points, 9 per 10,000 residents)More than 31% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (2.9%)More than 5% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
2.9% of Minster (Swale)’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
1.4%
Before 1900
1.5%
1900–18
6.8%
1919–29
7.1%
1930s
4.7%
1945–54
10%
1955–64
12%
1965–72
9.5%
1973–82
10%
1983–92
7.8%
1993–99
9.5%
2000–08
13%
2009–15
6.3%
2016–25
Minster (Swale)England & Wales
1.4% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2009–15, which added 13% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (129 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Towns its size
Minster (Swale) has the 51st most Grade I buildings of 515 towns its size
Places of 10,000–27,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Minster (Swale)2
#424 of 515for listed buildings per resident (5 per 10,000). Bridport, Monmouth and Sherborne lead.
50 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Minster (Swale)
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minster (Swale) | 16,735 | 9 | 2 | D |
| Halfway Houses | 4,396 | 2 | 0 | D |
| Sheerness | 13,253 | 51 | 1 | A |
| Queenborough | 3,915 | 23 | 0 | B+ |
| Eastchurch | 3,381 | 6 | 1 | C |
| Warden | 1,817 | 2 | 0 | D− |
| Iwade | 4,533 | 4 | 1 | D |
| Grain | 1,728 | 3 | 1 | C− |
In brief
Minster (Swale) in brief
Minster (Swale) has 9 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I, including The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Sexburga. Only 50 of the 515 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.9% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; Harry May (1892) was born here before 1900; and the list grew between 1952 and 1978.
Questions about Minster (Swale)’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Minster (Swale)?
Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Minster (Swale)’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 0 Grade II* and 7 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Minster (Swale)?
2, including The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Sexburga and The Abbey Gatehouse.
Are there scheduled monuments in Minster (Swale)?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Nunnery at Minster Abbey.
How old are the homes in Minster (Swale)?
2.9% of homes were built before 1919 and 17% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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